Testimonies

April 2025

Testimony in Opposition to SB 2805 (Loser Pays Arbitration Fees) 4.30.25

Testimony in Opposition to SB 2450 (Medicaid Vision Mandate) 4.30.25

Testimony in Opposition to HB 3695 (Physical Therapy Copay Mandate) 4.30.25

Testimony on SB 1525 (No Prior Authorization for Chronic Medications) 4.23.25

Testimony on HB 4603 (90-Day Mediation Filing Limit) 4.23.25

Testimony in Opposition to HB 5099 (Right to Shop Mandate) 4.2.25

Testimony in Support of HB 4012 (Health Insurance Fraud, Waste, and Abuse) 4.17.25

Testimony Opposing HB 1635 (Prudent Layperson Standard) 4.17.25

Testimony in Support of SB 916 (Ambulance Surprise Billing Protections – House Version) 4.17.25

Testimony in Support of SB 2544 (90-Day Mediation Filing Limit) 4.15.25

HB 1635 Oppose One-Pager – Blocking Fraud Detection Undermines Prudent Layperson Protections

HB 4012 Support One-Pager – Strengthening Commercial Fraud Enforcement to Lower Costs

SB 2544 Support One-Pager – Closing Mediation Loopholes to Protect Patients and Prevent Abuse

HB 2254 Support Coalition Letter – Outdated Laws Block Value-Based Care That Cuts Costs and Improves Health

Testimony on SB 547 (PA Gold Carding Reporting Mandate) 4.9.25

Testimony on HB 3151 (Expedited Credentialing for FQHCs) 4.8.25

Testimony on SB 2458 (Medicaid RAC Expansion) 4.8.25

Testimony Opposing SB 1380 (Ban on PAs for Several Services) 4.9.25

Testimony Opposing HB 3265 (340B Drug Pricing Mandate) 4.9.25

Testimony Opposing HB 3812 (TMB Prior Authorization Overreach) 4.9.25

Testimony Opposing HB 712 (Prostate Cancer Test Mandate) 4.9.25

Testimony Opposing HB 2750 (Drug Coverage Carve-Out Mandate) 4.8.25

Testimony on SB 1511 (FSER Non-Emergency Services) 4.9.25

March 2025

Testimony in Support of SB 926 (Shopping Incentives) 4.1.25

Testimony in Support of HB 3747 (MCO Private Coverage Outreach) 4.1.25

Testimony Opposing SB 1642 (Three-Member TDI Commissioner Panel) 3.27.25

Testimony on HB 1818 (Annual Exam UR and Rx Mandate) 3.26.25

Testimony in Support of HB 2254 (Value-Based Care) 3.26.25

Testimony in Support of HB 1959 (Shopping Incentives) 3.26.25

Testimony in Support of HB 139 (Employer Coverage/”Mandate Lite”) 3.26.25

Testimony on SB 1822 AI Transparency for UR 3.18.25

Testimony in Support of HB 138 to Create a Mandate Transparency Review Process 3.19.25

Testimony in Support of SB 1332 Fixing Employer Premium Loophole

TAHP Testimony in Support of SB 963 (MCO Private Coverage Outreach) 3.12.25

TAHP Testimony Opposing SB 1122 (Applies 1919 & 1763 Rx Mandates) 3.5.25

TAHP Testimony in Support of SB 916 (Ambulance Surprise Billing) 3-5-25

February 2025

TAHP Testimony Opposing SB 815 (AI in Health Insurance) Committee Substitute 2-27-25

October 2024

AI Testimony for House Select Committee 10.1.24

September 2024

Medicaid Mental Health Testimony for Senate Health & Human Services 9.18.24

Hospital Facility Fees Testimony for House Insurance 9.5.24

State-Based Health Exchange Testimony for House Insurance 9.5.24

Health Care Mandate Testimony for House Insurance 9.5.24

Prior Authorization Testimony for House Insurance 9.5.24

Network Adequacy Testimony for House Insurance 9.5.24

Transparency in Health Care Testimony for House Insurance 9.5.24

AI in Health Care Testimony for House Insurance 9.5.24

June 2023

Testimony Opposing HB 1649: Fertility Preservation Mandate

Testimony On HB 4990: Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative

May 2023

Testimony Supporting HB 2414: Health Plan Shopping Incentives

Testimony Supporting HB 3351: Quality of Care Transparency

Written Testimony Supporting HB 3286: PDL Exceptions

April 2023

Testimony On SB 1113: PDL Carve-Out

Testimony Opposing HB 1293: National Average Drug Acquisition Cost

Testimony Opposing SB 1723: Backdated HMO Referrals

Testimony Opposing SB 1220: First Episode Psychosis Mandate

Testimony Opposing SB 1150: One Prior Authorization for 12 Months

Testimony Opposing HB 5274: Expedited Credentialing

Testimony Opposing HB 5018: EVV Claims

Testimony Opposing HB 3891: RAC

Testimony Supporting SB 1695: Case Assistance Affiliates

Testimony Opposing SB 1666: Insurer’s Obligation For Continuity Of Care

Testimony Opposing SB 1138: White Bagging & Hospital Drug Markups

Testimony Opposing SB 2402: Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative

Testimony Opposing HB 5023: MCO Profits Used for Provider Bonuses

Testimony Opposing HB 1452: Fetal Tissue Disposition Mandate

Testimony Opposing HB 2553: PT Direct Access

Testimony Opposing HB 134: Cranial Remolding

Testimony On HB 3359: Network Adequacy

Testimony Supporting SB 1135: Value-Based Care

Testimony Opposing SB 1298: Freestanding ER Arbitration

Testimony Supporting SB 2476: Ambulance Surprise Billing

Testimony Opposing HB 4713: First Episode Psychosis

Testimony Opposing HB 1283: PDL Outside of Managed care

Testimony On HB 3848: Ambulance Network Adequacy

Testimony Supporting HB 1073: Value-Based Care

Testimony Supporting HB 3286: PDL

Testimony Supporting HB 2414: Shopping Incentives

Testimony Opposing HB 4067: Annual HMO Exams for UR and RX

Testimony Opposing HB 3195: Claims Payment Review Process

March 2023

Testimony On HB 755: One PA for 12 Months for Prescription Drugs

Testimony On HB 700: State-Based Exchange

Testimony Supporting HB 1581: HIMARC

Testimony Supporting HB 3351: Quality Transparency

Testimony Opposing HB 895: Prohibiting Extrapolation

Testimony Supporting HB 2802: Medicaid Texting

Testimony Opposing HB 3098: Prohibiting Direction to Affiliate Providers

Testimony Opposing 2180: Point-of-Sale Rebates

Testimony Opposing HB 1236: ER Fraud

Testimony Opposing HB 2021: Applying State Prescription Mandates to Self Funded Plans

Testimony Opposing HB 916: 12-Month Contraceptive Mandate

Testimony Supporting HB 1001: Mandate Lite Coverage

Testimony Supporting HB 12: Medicaid 12-Month Postpartum Coverage